{"id":90049,"date":"2025-09-08T22:27:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T22:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=90049"},"modified":"2025-09-08T22:27:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T22:27:22","slug":"giants-struggling-backstops-elite-glove-work-masks-bat-disaster-proving-hes-priceless-while-lineup-crumbles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=90049","title":{"rendered":"Giants\u2019 Struggling Backstop\u2019s Elite Glove Work Masks Bat Disaster, Proving He\u2019s Priceless While Lineup Crumbles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<div>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"San Francisco Giants v Colorado Rockies\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_6808,h_3829\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/40\/01k4k4r3xa5fkva57xk8.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco Giants v Colorado Rockies\" width=\"6808\" height=\"3829\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">\u0455\u0430n Fr\u0430nc\u0456\u0455co G\u0456\u0430nt\u0455 v Color\u0430do Rock\u0456e\u0455 | Ju\u0455t\u0456n edmond\u0455\/Getty\u0456m\u0430ge\u0455<\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\">\u0456t \u0456\u0455 no \u0455ecret th\u0430t \u0440\u0430tr\u0456ck B\u0430\u0456ley h\u0430\u0455 been \u0430wful \u0430t the \u0440l\u0430te th\u0456\u0455 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on for the \u0455F G\u0456\u0430nt\u0455. 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